Next Steps AmeriCorps looking for college students in service

Posted by PHENND on July 31, 2017

WANT TO DO COMMUNITY SERVICE WORK STUDY?

Want to earn an Education Award ?
Want to be part of AmeriCorps?

The Next Steps AmeriCorps program is a youth leadership development initiative that partners college sophomores and juniors with first year college students, designed for Next Steps AmeriCorps members to serve as peer mentors to support students’ first-year experience through community service, mentorship, supportive workshops, and leadership development. Alongside peer mentoring first-year students, Next Steps AmeriCorps members will also be committed to better their own communities through an emphasis of community service.

Next Steps AmeriCorps members will:
Perform 300 hours of community service in one year which includes informal mentoring of two first-year students and all training and leadership development. It’s about a 10-hour per week commitment.

Who
 For rising sophomores and juniors
 Graduates of Philadelphia high schools
 Demonstrate financial need

Where
 Temple University
 Kutztown University
 Millersville University
 Cabrini University
 University of the Arts

When

Enrollment is open for service terms of August 21, 2017 through August 19, 2018.

To learn more click here!

https://goo.gl/forms/HcKcAON7MRy7yOf03

Contact Information:
Daisy Villa
Next Steps AmeriCorps Coordinator
215-573-2379
Villad@phennd.org